Image of United States has plunged

[struggle4progress]

Mon Jun 26, 2017 | 8:51pm EDT
By Noah Barkin | BERLIN

... Five months into Trump's presidency, the survey spanning 37 nations showed U.S. favorability ratings in the rest of the world slumping to 49 percent from 64 percent at the end of Barack Obama's eight years in the White House.

But the falls were far steeper in some of America's closest allies, including U.S. neighbors Mexico and Canada, and European partners like Germany and Spain ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-image-survey-idUSKBN19I00F

[struggle4progress]

1. Majority of Canadians dislike US

By DANIEL DALEWashington Bureau
Mon., June 26, 2017

... A major Pew Research survey released on Monday found that just 43 per cent of Canadians hold a favourable view of the U.S., with 51 per cent holding an unfavourable view.

That is a steep decline since last year, the final year of Democrat Barack Obama’s presidency, when Pew found 65 per cent of Canadians favourably disposed to the U.S. And it is lower than even the low point of the unpopular presidency of Republican George W. Bush, when 55 per cent of Canadians were favourable.

At no time since at least the early 1980s, and likely much earlier, has a majority of Canadians held a negative view of our neighbour and ally ...

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/06/26/a-majority-of-canadians-dislike-the-us-for-the-first-time-in-35-years-likely-much-longer.html

[Initech]

11. We have Fox News to thank for this.

[jaysunb]

2. An Irani immigrant told me today

his family back in Teheran is urging him to return because, America is doomed under it's current regime....imagine that.

[mikehiggins]

4. The unimaginable is becoming more and more likely by the day

The US doomed? It may be inevitable and the tragic part is that it is our own fault.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Ya think?!

[BlueStater]

5. How could this happen?

We elected such an intelligent, likable, dignified person!

[madaboutharry]

6. I was in Canada a couple of weeks ago.

They think we're stupid.

And with the exception of their own right wing loonies, they think Trump is an idiot.

[gordianot]

7. What is happening here could happen anywhere.

Civilizations do fall watch what happens here Canada it could happen to you.

[BootinUp]

8. We are controlled by right wing corrupt nutjobs,

So no surprise.

[Initech]

10. We're controlled by 80 year old billionaires with a treasonous agenda.

[Initech]

9. Thanks republicans!!!

[progressoid]

12. Makin' America Great Again!